Executive brief
The ITactics theme for WordPress is vulnerable to a security flaw that allows unauthorized individuals to access sensitive files on the web server. By exploiting this vulnerability, an attacker could view configuration files containing database credentials, potentially leading to a full takeover of the website and its data. There is currently no official patch available from the developer.
Technical details
A Local File Inclusion (LFI) vulnerability exists in the ITactics WordPress theme versions <= 1.0 due to improper control of filenames in PHP include/require statements (CWE-98). An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit this by sending specially crafted requests to the server, forcing the application to include and execute local files. This can lead to the disclosure of sensitive information, such as the wp-config.php file, or potentially remote code execution if the attacker can upload or influence the contents of a local file. As of the advisory date, no official patch has been released, and users are advised to use third-party mitigation rules or switch themes.
Affected products
- ThemeREX ITactics <= 1.0
Timeline
- 2025-11-09: other: Vulnerability reported by researcher Bonds
- 2026-05-27: advisory: Initial disclosure by Patchstack
- 2026-06-17: disclosed: CVE published to NVD